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Nuisance
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inversecondemnation.com
11th Cir: Junky Inverse Condemnation Case Not Ripe
Scopellitti's properties were apparently falling apart, as they were subject to a list of code violations, so the city issued citations, and went through the proscribed nuisance abatement procedures. Scopellitti,…
Energy & the Law
Award for Nuisance From Gas Wells Squelched
It was a bad day for the Parrs in Aruba Petroleum v. Parr. The trial court judgment was against the operator for intentional nuisance. The Parrs recovered $2.9 million for pain…
Media Law Prof Blog
Farber on The Efficacy of Trespass, Nuisance, and Privacy Torts as Applied To Drones
Hillary B. Farber, University of Massachusetts School of Law, Dartmouth, is publishing Keep Out! The Efficacy of Trespass, Nuisance and Privacy Torts as Applied to Drones in volume 33 of…
Reverse & Render
Texas Nuisance Law Gets A Face-Lift
The Supreme Court of Texas clarified the Texas nuisance doctrine in Crosstex N. Tex. Pipeline, L.P. v. Gardiner. Justice Boyd opened by noting that Dean Prosser declared nuisance as the…
SDNY Blog
Judge Abrams Rejects Neighbor’s Claim that Apple Store Is a Nuisance
In an opinion yesterday, Judge Abrams dismissed a suit by an Upper East Side resident complaining about the opening of an Apple Store “eighty-seven and one-half” feet from his home. …
Land Use Prof Blog
Ashby and the the Future of Land Use in the Unzoned City
The prominent “Ashby High-Rise” land use case has been decided by the Texas court of appeals. In ruling that a project that is legally permissible can’t be stopped or…
Energy & the Law
Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Nuisance Law
Gardiner v. Crosstex North Texas Pipeline LLC, has brought clarity to Texas nuisance law. It took the Texas Supreme Court 54 pages; we have it in under 600 words. (We explained…
Land Use Prof Blog
Houston’s “Ashby High Rise” Appeal Decided for Developers
Greetings, land use readers. You may have heard that a major land use case in Houston was decided last week: the so-called "Ashby High-Rise" case.It involves a decade-long controversy about a…
Construction Law Zone
Nuisance Claim Against Architect Dismissed
“Use the right tool for the job” is also a good bit of advice in litigation, as underscored by a recent decision out of the Connecticut Appellate Court. The case…
PropertyProf Blog
Housing, Minority Communities, and Nuisance Law Abuse in NYC
By Chris Odinet
(Photo Credit here)ProPublica recently came out with a story detailing how NYPD officials are using nuisance law to kick individuals out of their homes, largely based on groundless criminal claims that are…